New accusations pile-on for Colombia’s already imprisoned ex-security chief
New accusations pile-on for Colombia’s already imprisoned ex-security chief
Jul 18, 2014 posted by Melanie Bencosme
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The ex-security chief under former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe can add bribery to his long list of accusations, including ties to paramilitaries, crime lords in Bogota, and drug trafficking links that date back to Pablo Escobar’s Medellin cartel, local media reports.
General Flavio Buitrago was the former head of security under Uribe and now is serving a sentence in prison for money laundering. In recent revelations, Buitrago is being accused of being on the payroll of the now-defunct paramilitary group, AUC, during the last of the talks between the paramilitaries and the government before the AUC were demobilized in 2006, according to Colombia’s El Tiempo newspaper.
Who’s accusing who?
Testimonies from the demobilized Central Bolivar Bloc (BCB) of the AUC only provided the last names and ranks of the officials accused, so identities are still being verified.
Along with six other police officers, Buitrago was accused of being on the payroll of the paramilitary group from 2004 until their demobilization, according to Carlos Mario Jimenez, alias “Macaco,” head of the BCB.
According to Macaco, Buitrago was paid over $8,000 a month. Macaco said officers gave “information, conducted surveillance, interceptions, and retained people.”
More:
http://colombiareports.co/new-accusations-pile-already-imprisoned-ex-security-chief/
